To celebrate the 12th annual Detroit Month of Design, we caught up with some of the creative forces from last weekend’s MOCAD exhibition to learn about the Gucci Changemakers — and how young designers are using art to make a difference from Detroit to Los Angeles.
An East Side nonprofit has partnered with U of M on an innovative community engagement that turns regular citizens into research photographers to explore issues of safety and surveillance in their neighborhoods.
“We’re excited about welcoming more people to Detroit, where much time, energy and investment have created an inviting bit of ‘up north’ downtown, and then encouraging them to take in the rest of our beautiful state,” says Dan Eichinger, director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
“McMullen is excited to open a pop up in Detroit, a city much like Oakland, with a rich history and culture, and generally underrepresented in the fashion industry,” Sherri McMullen says.
All eyes are on the first senior class at Marygrove High School this year, and the students are taking it in stride. “It means a lot to be the first graduating class because we are role models, we can set bars for the little ones to surpass by the time they graduate,” says senior Jalisa Smith.
Issue Media Group is excited to announce the relaunch of its online, community-informed, digital publication in the Upper Peninsula. UPword will focus on innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and community development, while featuring U.P.-based talent.
A new collaboration in Calhoun County has helped 135 missing people with dementia return safely home – and made life easier for their caregivers, local law enforcement, and health care providers.
Children with weakened immune systems can play and learn without fear at the Children's Healing Center – and their families can find support as well.
How do you know when you’re ready to buy a home? More importantly, how much can you afford? Detroit’s Ken Corley, Community Home Lending Manager at Chase, shares his thoughts on the current state of the market, and what it means for a family’s homebuying dreams.
American Indian Health and Family Services is set to break ground on a new facility this year to serve Detroit’s urban Native community. The group held its annual powwow recently, after a two-year hiatus, at Romanowski Park in Southwest Detroit. Rosa María Zamarrón was there to capture the vibrant scene.
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